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I've been putting off buying mags to buy up ammo. I have the mindset of "get as much as you can" instead of a set number. I would like to get a couple more romy drums for my RPK.
Aim is also selling MD20's for $ 89.95* with free shipping to the lower 48.
*Corrected, If I may.
If I had the cash, I'd buy one or two, and I don't (yet) have an S12!
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Darn! I have decided I like mine.. and was considering making another purchase before the next price-hike. Good ol' procrastination got me again!
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PM sent, I've got a take-off laying around.
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That's an interesting mod geofri, but if I'm gonna go to the trouble of removing, (and re-zeroing), the fucker, I'm installing some kind of tritium-marked replacement, as I did on one of my rifles:
What did that run you?
I have thought about getting one, but haven't had good luck with tritium sights. Not sure it's fair to assume it would transfer, but I can't shoot squat with them on my glock, but the white stock sights are a magnet for my eyes.
Also, doesn't that make your pin much larger/wider?
This was just a cure for the dremel itch.. needed to tinking with something asap, no time to wait around, lol.
at least I didn't get it out of my system by stippling my glock's grip : E
i just took my front posts to "almost" points, with a dremel and a cutting disk... Did not remove them from the rifle... think tall thin pyramid shapes here...
The thinner the tip, the finer the target it can hold on at longer distances... shrunk group sizes immensely!
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Got a photo? I'm not visualizing that well..I was thinking it might be cool to turn the ball on my site tip to a pyramid.. is that what you did.
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Just get this front sight instead..You'll be able to shoot 1/2 inch groupings at 1000 yards
LOL, haven't seen that one before!
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I like what you did with your pin. I may have to add that mod to mine if you dont mind...
I'd be honored, please do! (though I'm sure it's been done by many before me).
Took her to the range today, as I finally purchased a front sight tool(didn't feel like using a hammer) and recoil buffer for the slightly bothersome rear trunion smashing . What a difference, Had no problem shooting a 7-8" group at 100 yards from the bench(which is good for me.. i'm still in the spraying ammo phase, it's too much fun, rather than working on marksmanship.)
The buffer, as much as I hated tainting the gun with something to foreign, totally changed the recoil! it seems to have lessened the muzzle rise, and quickened the cycling. I love the feel.
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I like that stray dog! Just after I posted, I started thinking about a v-notch..
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Been having trouble picking up my sites lately. Realized I still had the factory FSB take-off, so I took out the pin, padded the threads with some tape, and cinched it down inside my hand drill's chuck.
A couple minutes of holding a metal file to it, and then some fine grade sandpaper, and I've got this:
Not sure if it will really be easier/faster to pickup and keep track of or not. I'm debating whether or not to polish it, or maybe paint it..
So, what mods have you done to your sights?
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Dude, that SUCKS!
I'm blastin' the shotgun out the back door on this, but:
Do you think stretching the spring out a little would fix that?
Wouldn't that destroy the spring!? flexing it past normal limit of elasticity can't be good for its lifespan, can it?
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Where did you buy that bandoleer?, it's really nice!
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Thanks for all the input fellas.
School has me busy, so the range trip may take some time.
how did u degrease them?
id be interested in buying a few off you, if interested pm me
I used brake cleaner. Nasty stuff and rough on your skin, but works pretty well.
I had heard boiling worked.. but didn't have a big enough pot.
I'd sell you a few, but would want to charge you a commission.
so you could just as easily purchase them directly from AimSurplus. -
Since AIM mags keep popping up as recommendations in several forums I frequent I snapped a few photos of mine and thought we could talk about them.
If you already have some, please share how they fit and function in your saiga, and any other opinions you've formed about them. If you are considering ordering some, stick around to for some info.
Sold off most of the last batch of mags I bought from AIM surplus(the commercial made new bulgarian mags .
( I had trouble with rusting seeping from underneath the side slabs..bothered my OCD. )
They all arrived looking brand new. The ad didnt say used, but I assumed since they were surplus they might have been.
Finish is nice. I prefer the blued look to that horrible black paint on the commercial bulgarians.
Only criticism as of now is they are sharp is anything!
Maybe all surplus are, I've only gotten older beat up ones before that were probably worn smooth from use.
Had several gashed knuckes from the last range trip, so sharp edges are exactly what I don't want. part of the reason I purchased mags without the spine on the back.
(boy, maybe I shouldn't have made fun of nutnfancy's tacticool gloves... )
Even the overlapping tac/spot(?)welded seam along the front of the mags is just waiting to slice a finger if you grip the mag and slide your hand along the edge. I'll be taking a jewlers file and some steel wool to the edges.
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They fit a little loose in my Saiga compared to my other European surplus mags, but I'll let you guys know how they cycle rounds once I get out to the range.
Have yet to test fire, but I dissembled and de-greased them all. Then took a fine file and steel wool to all the sharp edges and lightly oiled them.
Some of the base plates fit a little haphazardly. One almost slides of the track if you push it sideways.
Not sure if it's worth tinkering with, or if I should just see how it holds up first.
Somewhere( maybe here on the saiga forum) I read a tutorial on how to cut down a 30rounder to make a 20 rounder.. if I decide to try that I think this one will be the volunteer for the project. I could make the "tabs" at the end/bottom of the magazine to a custom and longer length so that the base plate fits a little more securely.
I do wish I ordered only a few before buying a larger batch of them. Serves me right for trying to save on shipping costs!
Overall, still happy with the mags, but real opinion is pending the first trip to the range with them.
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Won't lie. Looks were about 80% of the reason I installed one. I just like 'em.
Lots people argue that for semi-auto they aren't much of any help to begin with.
As mentioned above, I have heard they are one of the better brakes, and I liked the whole '74 look, so it was natural to install it with all the other hardware when doing the front end conversion.
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Some pening on the back of the botl carrier, and the gnashing of the bolt carrier to the rear trunion made it a little stick to remove the recoil spring.. will this slow/stop after some breaking in?
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I'd like thrown in the hat too, please.
Thanks!
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I was thinking of doing the tire and string to the trigger method, but couldn't come up with an old tire.
I was given an old Kit black powder pistol. I'll be nervous trying that one out once I figure out what I need to do to get it up and running.
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well, after seeing some photos of it happening, I wasn't afraid of a total gun blowup. I had myself shielded pretty well, plus basic safety stuff, so I wasn't too worried.
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well... Kinda got fed up and just decided to get an answer the quick way.
Doubled up on ears, glasses, and positioned myself so i could shoot with some wood between me and brake should I get some splatter in the event of a strike.
Not a problem.
So, one more post claiming a '74 brake is OK with a 30 cal rifle. Guess my FSB/threading is concentric with barrel.
Thanks for all the advice and suggestions guys!
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wow, hunting deer with a 30 carbine sounds awesome. Here in 'communist hunting law PA' (but quite free gun laws), I cant use anything cool.
Id love to hunt with my saiga, but I live in PA, which doesnt allow it. I guess I could buy a 74 carrier and not put a piston on it, so It wasnt semi auto, and use my 5rd mag. Id have to look at the law. But I cant see why I couldnt.
Id be stopped by every game warden I came across, having to explain why Im hunting with an ak, and prove its not a semi auto.
Wow, what an idea! Never thought of that! Would it really function ok without the piston?
I even have an extra '74 carrier sitting around..
Yeah, i lived in MD for a while, and would have been completely legal to take my AK out hunting with a 30rnd mag, only reason I didn't was due to one regulation, I didn't have the right ammo. (can't use FMJs, wouldn't want to either).
But good luck getting a carry permit, or buying magazines with 20+ capacity. (owning 30rnd ak mags was ok, just not purchased from within the state..)
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I did have trouble with the camera, but here are a few shots of the brake installed. Nothing jumps out as being "off" but its hard to eyeball.
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Alright, Maybe some of you can figure out this chicken scratch.
After seeing Red's editing, I notice that its not just the inner "baffle"(not sure what its called) that is off center. but also the walls of the "protruding tip" of the brake.
Did some measuring with calipers. (all I've got) and here is what I came up with. (hopefully its follow-able, didn't think i could explain clearly in words.)
If I made any errors maybe you all can point them out.
Left side I measured the I.D. of bore, zeroed calipers and measured from ID on one side, to "outside" diameter on the other.(still inside the dark ring, or last "stage" of the brake.)
Right side I measured from Inside bore on one side, to outside(guess you could say base of baffle), then subtracted the I.D.
(dark ring is highest point on brake)
Whats got me wondering now is that maybe it's possible that the bore is lined up correctly with the rifle barrel, and that its just the outside of the brake that is off center.
The bore looks concentric with the threads. Whether it is centered is meaningless. When it is screwed on it must have it's bore align perfectly with the bore of the barrel. The outside does not matter.
Ahh, missed your post. That's what I'm wondering now, though I'm not sure how can you can tell if it looks concentric with the threading.. i can't see threads in my photo.
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My surplus brake appears to be drilled off center!
Is it just my eyes?
I was planning to do a home chop job, and drill it out so its safe(er) to use on my 7.62x39 saiga.
I'm thinking starting off center and then widening it might cause accuracy issues..
What do you fellas think?
Maybe its worth tracking down a local machine whop who can do this on a lathe?
I've really maxed out my budget and was hoping i wouldn't have to put anymore money into this gun to get it up and running.
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Thanks for the quick answer Chile!
Factory sight seemed just fine from my shooting before.
Gonna go grab a hammer right now!
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Don't take my post as truth without further investigation, But I think more overhang(BG being closer towards magazine) is better for feeding a shorter bullet(hollowpoints)
Do you need a trigger guard to make it 922r compliance?
in Saiga 7.62 X 39
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